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| President Obama being welcomed by his Kenyan counterpart, Uhuru Kenyatta |
The President of the United States of
America, Barack Obama has arrived the Nairobi Airport, Kenya on an official
visit to the country.
President Uhuru Kenyatta welcomed him at
the airport amidst fanfare. The first time Barack Obama visited Kenya, he was
met at the airport by a half sister and an aunt. "Welcome home," the
aunt told him. The three squeezed into an old Volkswagen Beetle, whose muffler
fell off during the drive into Nairobi. As the aunt got out to go to work, she
admonished Mr. Obama not to "get lost again"
Twenty Eight years later, he returns to
Kenya as the President of the United States with an entourage of hundreds and a
long motorcade that includes an armoured car with a working muffler. Any
question of where he fits in the world has long since been answered. But how
Kenya fits into his own identity remains one of the enduring questions of his
presidency.
This week's visit to Kenya, followed by
a stop in Ethiopia, will be his fourth trip to sub-Saharan Africa as president,
more than any of his predecessors made. He will be the first sitting president
to visit either Kenya or Ethiopia, and he hopes to reinforce efforts to bring
electricity, security and democracy to Africa.
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